Ordering information, terms and conditions of a Pollard Custom Trumpet

December 16, 2009 pollardtrumpets Leave a comment

Ordering

The process for placing a firm order is as follows-

- specifications and price are agreed by email, letter or personal communication;

 - the customer pays a minimum deposit of 50%*;

- a written quote is sent to the customer, guaranteeing the price until delivery;

 - balance of payment is due on completion and before shipping.

 A position on the waiting list is only guaranteed, and the price is only guaranteed, once a firm order has been made.

* In exceptional circumstances (such as a unique instrument requiring extensive financial outlay during construction, or a customer who has broken a previous purchase agreement), a larger deposit, perhaps up to full payment, may be required.

 Trial of instruments

Instruments may be tried in person-

  – on a personal visit to the maker;

- on visits by the maker to other cities and countries . Instruments are not currently sold through retailers.

It is not normally practical to send instruments to prospective customers for trial, and instruments are not available for rental.

 Prices and payment

 Prices are quoted, and payments are to be made, in £ Sterling . It is not possible to guarantee prices in any other currency. The prices do not include shipping, taxes, duties or Customs fees. A non-binding estimate of shipping costs will be made at the time of receiving a firm order. Unless protected by a written quote for a firm order, prices are subject to change. Payment is requested by electronic bank transfer (account details will be supplied when a quotation is mailed), by international money order, postal order or bank draft, . No discounts are offered, either for multiple instrument orders by one customer, or based on a customer’s professional status.

 Delivery

 Delivery time varies according to the instrument and the time of year, and is discussed in conjunction with a specific order.

  Warranty

 Warranty is limited to defects mutually agreed and readily apparent at the time of purchase, and is for a period of one year from delivery. . The maker will not be financially responsible for repairs or adjustments made by other technicians.

 While instruments will be tuned and voiced as accurately as possible, it is understood that

(1) unavoidable compromises in wind instrument design make perfect intonation on every single note impossible to achieve, and

(2) variations in mouthpieces, playing technique and local conditions may result in differences in performance when the same instrument is played by the customer and by the maker. It is understood that while a custom instrument maker will exert his/her maximum efforts to supply instruments which satisfy customers’ requirements and which are equal or superior to those offered by major manufacturers at similar prices, no guarantee can be made of absolute perfection.

 Cancellation

 If an order is cancelled by the customer before construction work is begun, up to 10% of the total price may be retained from the deposit to cover time spent on administration and communication.

 If an order is cancelled by the customer after significant construction has started, up to the entire deposit may be retained. In each of the above cases, currency exchange fees and other banking fees will be deducted from the refund.

If an order is cancelled by the maker (which would only be due to unavoidable practical reasons), the full deposit will be returned to the customer.

 If a customer wishes to return an instrument after delivery and after payment in full, there is no guarantee that this will be possible. If the return is accepted, a refund will only be made after the instrument has been sold to another customer, and the refund will be limited to the price paid by the new customer, minus all expenses incurred.

Placement of a firm order and payment of a deposit implies full acceptance of all of these terms and conditions.

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Pre -Owned

November 30, 2009 pollardtrumpets Leave a comment

BENGE LA MODEL

BENGE 90B

Bore (inch): 0.459
Bell Size (inch): 4.875
Bell Construction: 1 Piece

YAMAHA YTR751

Model: YTR-751
Years: 1969-1987
Key: D
Bore: .445″
Bell Size: 4-3/4″
Material: Yellow Brass
Finish: Silver
Weight: Standard
Current Model: YTR-9610

OLDS STUDIO,It has a .460 bore and was designed to have some resistance to accommodate long days of playing

YAMAHA BOBBY SHEW FLUGEL

Photos,Soon.

If you are interested let me know: leave a comment or contact:

pollardtrumpets@hotmail.com

Some old stuff- Logos

November 25, 2009 pollardtrumpets Leave a comment

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Some old stuff-Carl Fischer checking out a Pollard Trumpet :1995

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Pollard Custom Trumpets Available In Alicante.Spain from Francisco Perez

November 17, 2009 pollardtrumpets Leave a comment

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Francisco Pérez

Francisco A. Pérez-Ferrer was born in Alicante, 1.976.

At 16 I become a member of the Youth National Orchestra from Spain, and also obtained my Professor Diploma (At 16 years old!!!). I played with many orchestras such as Fine Arts Sinfonia (London, U.K.) and I was Principal at Alicante Symphony Orchestra (1.996-2.000). Also I was enganged by Universal Studios as trumpet player for some gigs and recordings with some Dixie bands and with Big Bands (it was an amazing experience).
I tryed to go out of Spain to play in other orchestras and I gained the principal position in Sinaloa State  Symphony (Mexico), but at the same time I was invited to make an audition to Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchester and also at Chicago Symphony Orchestra -Principal Position- in 2.003 and 2.004.
There is one thing I want to say: in 1.993 I was playing the audition for the Young National Orchestra of Spain in Madrid. That night a wonderfull thing happened: Chicago Symphony was playing at the same auditorium I was playing few hours before. I heard the concert and also I met Adolph “Bud” Herseth. I thought he is a very charismatic trumpet player, but a really nice guy. The first time I was invited to auditioning at C.S.O. I felt that one era was finished. After I experienced some trouble with my teeth and I prefered to start another career making trumpets, wich was my hobby at that time.
I ever admired good hand work. Talking about modern trumpets I loved the works of Domenic Calicchio, Jerome Callet, Eldon Benge, Zignant Kanstul, Karl Schagerl, Johann Scherzer and, of course, Renold Schilke, among others. All those make the best trumpets I ever played, but I was more interested in making replicas of historical instruments. I like to work as they did 400 years ago.
I ever loved historic instruments so, then I thought, Why not to try to make natural trumpets? Then I made a lot of prototypes, studied old making methods, asked to the best makers. Some of them were kind and they helped me to make good trumpets.
That’s all my history. Now I have a little workshop in my house and I work as they did 400 years ago, with the same tools and also with the same feel of satisfaction when a trumpet is finishedA

Francisco Pérez

Apartado de correos 1032

03130 – Gran Alacant – Santa Pola

Alicante

ESPAÑA – SPAIN

EXPOSICION TROMPETAS PETER POLLARD y FRANCISCO PEREZ

November 16, 2009 pollardtrumpets Leave a comment
Type:
Network:
Global
Start Time:
Friday, 22 January 2010 at 10:00
End Time:
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 at 13:00
Location:
ALICANTE y MURCIA

 

PETER POLLARD, constructor de trompetas POLLARD TRUMPETS UK, estará en ALICANTE próximamente.
Además de multitud de accesorios, traerá consigo varias trompetas.
Se trata de una oportunidad única para probar estos excelentes instrumentos que se realizan únicamente por encargo.
También tendréis la ocasión de probar mis trompetas HERCULES SP (POR ENESIMA VEZ ¡¡¡ NO SON COPIAS DE MONETTE !!!) y la nueva trompeta de JEROME CALLET, SIMA.
Enviad e-mail con vuestra disponibilidad para así poder concertar el mayor número de citas para que más gente pueda tener acceso a estos raros instrumentos.
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Coming Soon-Spring 2010-A New Workshop for POLLARD Trumpets

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Mark Gillbanks

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Mark formed the Jazz Orchestra in 1986 and since then has featured some of the world’s most famous musicians including…

  • American trumpet superstar, Maynard Ferguson
  • World famous trumpeter, Bobby Shew
  • Former member of the Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, and Louis Belson Orchestras, Phil Wilson (Now a lecturer at Berkeley College USA)
  • Teddy Edwards, formally a member of the Charlie Parker Sextet
  • West Coast alto sax legend, Herb Geller

The Orchestra has played at Hayfield and Wigan Jazz Festivals and in many well-known venues including ‘Band on the Wall’ in Manchester, ‘The Rhythm Station’ and many more.

 

 

 

 

 

It’s been a Great Summer-Thank you!

October 14, 2009 pollardtrumpets Leave a comment

Peter would like to thank all the customers that gave so much work to him over the summer.

Summer 2009 has been one of the best summers for POLLARD TRUMPETS EVER !!

Peter would like to thank the  “2 Richards” at Wright Greaves Music for the last 9 months of sharing space.

Because of “New Horizons” for 2010, Peter will no longer be sharing space with them.

Thank you “R & R”and all the best for the New Year.

Contacts: +44 (0) 7834805314

pollardtrumpets@hotmail.com

Fall into jazz

September 22, 2009 pollardtrumpets Leave a comment

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Just like summer, jazz festival season has come to an end.  But there’s still plenty of live jazz music to be heard all across the city. Check out these great series continuing throughout 2009 – 2010.

Old Mill Inn
Thursdays are the new Fridays at the Old Mill Inn when jazz dominates the Home Smith Bar. Join Russ Little every Thursday night, return on Fridays for the Outstanding Jazz Vocalist Series or be entertained as Piano Masters take over on Saturday nights.

Quotes Bar & Grill
Friday’s At Five returns to Quotes with the live jazz instrumental series. Best of all, there’s no cover charge and no reservations required.

Sounds of Jazz
Canada’s longest running jazz series returns with nine special concerts. Brought to you by JAZZ.FM91, some of the featured performers include Ranee Lee, Larry Coryell, Diana Panton, Hendrik Meurkens and Lenny Solomon.

Koerner Hall
On Sept. 25, RCM unveils Toronto’s newest performance concert venue, Koerner Hall. With its superb acoustics, you just might see the Festival there next summer.

Upcoming shows at Koerner Hall that might be of interest include:

09/26 – Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke & Lenny White
3 out of 4 ain’t bad from Return to Forever.

09/29 – Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer
Banjo master Fleck always puts on a great show

10/16 – Keb’ Mo w/ special guest Harrison Kennedy
Blues legend, Keb’ Mo will be releasing a new cd Spring 2010.

10/21 – Naturally 7
They give a whole new meaning to acapella. Their new cd drops this Oct.

11/21 – Michael Kaeshammer
Local pianist Michael Kasehammer puts the woogie in boggie.

These artists have been at the Toronto Jazz Festival in the past and we can’t wait to see what they do this time around.

We’re braggin’ about Billy
Billy Bragg – November 17


Okay, we know it’s not quite exactly jazz but this is still one show that is worth every penny.

Its been 25 years since Billy Bragg first started visiting our shores and we’ve been in love with him ever since. Blending elements of folk music, punk rock and protest songs, this talented musician leaves no stone unturned. He’s also been involved with grassroots political movements, which is often reflected in his lyrics.

With his first book, The Progressive Patriot, an eloquent protest against the extremist British National Party, behind his belt, it’s refreshing to see an artist and performer who’s still keeping it real.

Don’t miss the inspiring Billy Bragg this winter!

Tuesday, November 17 – Phoenix Concert Theatr
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To purchase tickets, visit Ticketmaster or Rotate This
 

Save the date
10/01 – A Tribute to Lincoln Alexander with special performances by Molly Johnson, Jackie Richardson, Peter Appleyard, Guide Basso, Joe Sealy, Archie Alleyne and many more. Glenn Gould – 8pm.

10/7 – Markham Theatre celebrates their 25th anniversary with the legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Markham Jazz Festival. 8pm.

10/20 – Off the heels of her stellar performance at the Festival this summer opening for Al Di Meola, Amanda Martinez returns this fall with her new CD, Amor.

10/24 – Winner of Best Female Vocalist at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards, Daniela Nardi will thrill audiences with a sneak preview of her latest work influenced by world music and blended with her signature nu-jazz-electro-pop sound. Old Mill Inn – 8pm.

11/14 – Canada’s own Downchild Blues Band makes a Toronto stop on their national tour. Check out our Did U Know section for more info on their special anniversary.

What we’re digging
Want to own a piece of Diana Krall or Oscar Peterson?
Auction items for a good cause

Ever wonder where used CD cases go? Maybe one of yours ended up here.

Now everyone can have Frank Sinatra in their home.
Sinatra Wines makes its debut.

Did u know…
Did u know…Downchild Blues Band will be celebrating their 40th anniversary this fall? And what better way to celebrate than with their biggest supporter Dan Aykroyd, who will join the band on stage in three cities – Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.

Did u know…the late Oscar Peterson will have a park named after him? In his native Montreal, the Campbell Centre Park will be renamed in Peterson’s honour for his many contributions to jazz.

Did u know…Harry Connick Jr. was in Toronto recently to promote his upcoming release? He sat in at JAZZ.FM91 for an exclusive interview and if you weren’t the lucky few who got to sit in the audience, you can listen to the interview here.

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